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Here’s some news that flew under our radar late last year: in December 2014, a family in Minnesota became the majority owner of Polaroid through a $70 million deal. With a name befitting the company, the Pohlad family — one of Minnesota’s wealthiest families and the owners of the Twins baseball team — purchased the stake from the bankruptcy estate that was overseeing the assets through the bankruptcy transition. After the bankruptcy protection filing in 2008, private investors snapped up many of Polaroid’s shares and assets, but the estate held onto a big chunk. The Pohlads purchased...
A Post By: Karthika Gupta Per US Department of Labor Statistics, May 2013 The same report, US Department of Labor Statistics, May 2013, states that the mean hourly wage is $17.88 and mean annual salary in 2013 was $37,190 – a good chunk of change for the above average hobbyist as well. Becoming a photographer has low cost of entry (entry level DSLRs with a kit lens are around $1000-$1500), low barriers to entry, (home studios or outdoor sessions) and in most cases an education or a photography related degree is not required. Often times, as with most other professions, it is not what you...
Spinning some burning steel wool around on the end of a rope is popular as a way to create dazzling long exposure photographs. It can also be used for dazzling video as well. Photographer Richie Johnston created the video above by capturing a woman spinning steel wool in a forest and then reversing the footage. It’s titled “Ignition Sequences.” If you ever try your hand at this type of project, be mindful of the safety of you, your subjects, your environment, and your gear. “All necessary safety precautions where taken to prevent the risk of a fire,” Johnston writes. It’s also a good...
Photographer and film director Naren Wilks created this mind-bending music video by arranging DSLRs around a circular green screen room. When the perspectives of the cameras are combined and synchronized, a “rotationally symmetric, kaleidoscopic world” is created. The song is “Fear & Delight” from the album Puppet Loosely Strung by The Correspondents. Only 5 people were involved in the production of the music video. Here’s a look at the circular room that Wilks built, and a few glimpses of production: Here’s a behind-the-scenes video in which Wilks discusses the video and his...
Israel-based astrophotographer Gadi Eidelheit recently managed to capture the International Space Station crossing the moon on camera. In the video above, we see how fast the ISS appears to travel when seen by an observer here on Earth (it spends less than 1 second in front of the moon). In preparing for the shot, the photographer used a website called Heavens Above to find the exact time and location the ISS would pass overhead. Using a sky map, Eidelheit found that the station would pass in front of the moon on December 28th, 2014 if he placed his cameras in a town about 6.2 miles...
Polaroid wants to be a big player in the online photo sharing game. The company has partnered with Blipfoto to rebrand the photo-a-day sharing service as Polaroid Blipfoto. In an announcement posted yesterday by the Blipfoto team, the company writes that the partnership allows it to “take the one-a-day photo journal to a much wider audience” than they could have alone. “We are a huge step closer to our goal of being the place where the world tells its story.” The new rebranded service still allows users to post just one photo per day (along with some text if they choose). The...
A Post By: James Maher When I was 15, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. While it has gotten much better with age, when I was younger the slightest stimuli would grab my attention. It was a tough job to keep me focused on a single task (it still is if you ask my wife). Why am I telling you this and what does this have to do with my favorite lens / focal length? I’m telling you because over the years simplifying things has become very important to me and for my photography, and this has manifested itself into a love of the simple 35mm prime lens. I much prefer the simplicity of...
A Post By: Andrew S. Gibson Toning originated as a darkroom process designed to extend the longevity of black and white prints. Photographers did so using chemical toners such as sepia, selenium and gold. Toners work by removing silver from the print and replacing it with another element with a longer life span. A side effect of toning is that it adds colour. Sepia toned prints range from light yellow to deep brown, selenium is a subtle blue or purple, and gold anything from blue to deep red (if applied to a photo that has already been sepia toned). For many photographers the colours were...
Up until recently, Tao Liu was just an unknown water meter reader in China with an interest in photography. Then people started noticing his clever photos captured on sidewalks, and now Liu has become one of China’s hottest street photographers. The 32-year-old photographer captures his images in Hefei, a city in Eastern China. For the past decade, he has gotten up at 8:30am and traveled all over the city on his motorbike to read water meters for the Hefei Water Supply Company. Three years ago, he developed an interest in photography and picked up a Fujfilm X100 to capture unexpected...
The Flex is a new light solution that comes in the form of a bendable white mat covered with LED lights. It’s designed to be a flexible (literally) light source for photographers and videographers that can illuminate spaces that traditional lights may be too clunky for. The mat measures 10 inches on each side, weighs 5 ounces, and is water resistant. The small form factor allows the mat to be placed (or taped) into tight places, such as the inside of a car, boat, or plane. Inside the Flex is a pliable wire frame that allows the mat to hold whatever shape you bend it into. The 166...
The short film above, titled “Che – A Moment in Time,” was created entirely out of still photographs. Animator Bennie Melwin created the experimental short film by taking historical photographs — including the iconic “Guerrillero Heroico” photo of Che Guevara — and bringing the scenes to life through clever digital trickery. The iconic portrait was captured by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda during a memorial service for victims of the La Coubre explosion, in which a munitions ship exploded in Havana causing hundreds of casualties. Melwin wanted to offer a new perspective of the...
By day, Robert Jahns is a digital artist and art director based in Germany. By night, he’s known as nois7 on Instagram and runs a popular account boasting more than 600,000 followers. His stream of images consists of dreamlike photos that are often clearly the result of compositing, but there’s one hidden fact that sets Jahns apart: his editing is done strictly on his phone. Each of the surreal images was created by using a number of image editing apps on Jahns’ iPhone — apps like VSCOcam, ArtStudio, PhotoForge2, Snapseed, and Filterstorm. The editing takes between two hours and...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Earlier I shared some images of different ways you might have rung in the New Year. As is it now 2015 and we’re embarking on a new year, we will stay with that theme for this week’s photography challenge. Weekly Photography Challenge – New Your challenge is to convey the idea of new. That could look a number of different ways including: A newborn baby New objects like a shiny new car A fresh new snowfall New goals for 2015 New ideas And many more others I haven’t even thought of . . . So how will you convey an idea or concept? It might be literal or more...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt What does a starting a new year mean for you? Is it about parties and drinking cocktails? Or maybe fireworks and celebration in a loud way (like here in Nicaragua)? Perhaps you sit at home and watch it all on TV as the apple drops in NYC over Times Square. Or maybe you take some time to reflect and meditate on what you achieved over the last year and think about your goals, dreams and plans for the next 12 months? Does it slip past midnight quietly with you tucked snugly into your bed? Holiday time and new year can mean many different things to different...
The end of the year is traditionally a time for retrospection. It’s also a great time to look back at your personal photo library and revisit the places you went over the past year. Whether it includes a personal project, a memorable trip or snapshots from the year’s activities, chances are there’s a photo in your collection that you’re particularly proud of. Rafting in late evening light, Lofoten, Arctic Norway. From landscape Readers’ Showcase. Photo by Rich the Hiker We’re looking to share some of our readers’ favorite shots...
Remember when I wrote “Dear New Photographer…” a few months ago? One of the big points I emphasized was valuing your photography and business skills. Every year, on New Year’s Day, the Internet is swarming with shiny new 52 Week Projects or 365 Week Projects directed specifically to photographers. And don’t get me wrong — I love these projects! The idea behind them is to get people shooting more, and shooting more outside their own comfort zone. We all know the more you shoot and the more experimental you are with your shots, the more you learn and therefore the more you improve....
Famous professional athletes have all kinds of post-playing careers. Some stay involved as coaches, others become TV analysts for the sports they love, and a few strike it rich in business as entrepreneurs. For at least two former baseball stars, their interests have led them down a different path: professional photography. Ken Griffey Jr., who was one of the most prolific home run batters in the history of Major League Baseball, has been seen recently on the sidelines of football games with serious photography gear in tow. And this isn’t just a case of someone with deep pockets...
3D projections are often used nowadays to create eye-popping visuals on flat surfaces such as the sides of buildings or on basketball courts, but could the same concept be done out in the wild where things aren’t flat and orderly? Photographer Tarek Mawad and animator Friedrich van Schoor recently decided to try it out. What resulted is the video above, titled “Projections in the Forest”. The two artists spent six weeks illuminating various things in nature with a powerful projector and then capturing the results on camera. Here’s a look at their setup, which included a computer, a...
Less than a week before Shelby Swink’s wedding in November 2014, her fiancé sat her down, told her he did not love her, and just like that, the wedding was off. As she mourned the abrupt end of her four-year relationship, the idea of a “trash the dress” photo shoot came up. Swink decided that it would be the perfect way for her to mark the occasion and let go of the pain, so she enlisted the help of photographer Elizabeth Hoard to set the photo shoot in motion. Swink’s supportive bridesmaids and parents decided to support her by participating in the trashing with their own dresses and...
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Shark photographers love the sleek, pointed snout of a blue shark, especially when it’s touching their camera port. Blue sharks are pelagic and rarely seen by divers. To find them you must go offshore and bring some chum. These potentially aggressive sharks seem to not be too bothered by snorkeling photographers, but they can and will often get up-close and personal.
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Tell anyone you’re going to photograph sharks just two hours north of New York City and you’re bound to get a puzzled look. However, there are few places better to photograph...
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt There are so many great aspects and genres of photography it was hard to narrow it down for the best of the best series this week. Those that didn’t quite make the cut for a whole list of their own can be found here. They include: macro, street and night photography. If you enjoy these types of photography here are a few of the top articles over the last year in these categories: Macro Reverse Lens Macro: How to use it as a Great Learning Tool Getting Started Guide to Macro or Close-Up Photography Equipment for Macro Photography – Video Tips Funny Macro...
We’ve come to the end of yet another year of covering the latest and greatest in the wonderful world of photography. Before we head into 2015, here’s a look back at the 10 most popular stories published on PetaPixel over the course of 2014. #10: Gary Fong: My Account of the Ridiculous $300,000 Lawsuit Threat Against Nelson Tang When a photographer named Nelson Tang was threatened with a $300,000 lawsuit by a client earlier this year, well-known photographer and entrepreneur Gary Fong was among those who came to Tang’s aid. After the dust had settled, Fong wrote a post here sharing how...
“Seven Generations of American Women” is a project by Los Angeles-based photographer Christine McConnell in which she recreated her family portraits going back 200 years. The series starts with her great-great-great-grandmother and ends in the present day. The images in the project show diptychs with the original portraits on the left and McConnell’s recreations on the right. McConnell tried to match the originals the best she could with careful wardrobe choices, posing, photography, and Photoshopping. On the left of the image above is Martha, McConnell’s great-great-great-grandmother...
One of photographer Jeff Paradiso‘s big projects this past year was to create a sideways room for “anti-gravity” photos. These are images in which the viewer is disoriented in regards to which way is up. The room itself took three weekends to build, and can be taken down and reused once a shoot is done. For the “floor” that’s attached to the wall, Paradiso built eight floorboard-covered panels that are 2×8 feet in dimensions and can be bolted together. For the “walls” of the sideways room, Paradiso purchased some wainscoting panels from a hardware store, since the lines in the panels...
One of the big stories in the world of camera gear this past year has been Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo’s expansion into cheap clones of Canon lenses. While Canon shooters are buzzing about their new budget glass options, Nikon photographers have been wondering if Yongnuo will ever offer clones of their favorite lenses. We’ve got the scoop that answers that question: Yongnuo will offer cheaper clones of Nikon lenses by the end of 2015. A Yongnuo representative tells us that the company is definitely working on lenses for Nikon photographers, but any product launches will likely be...
Photographer Eric Kunz has created a new iPhone app that makes it easy to create high-quality double exposure photographs using your phone. It’s called LiveBlend, and Kunz claims that it’s the only app currently in the App Store that does double exposure blending in real time. The minimalist app allows you to use your own photographs as the “base” image (Kunz has also provided a free set of images you can download). A high contrast silhouette is probably what works best. Once the base image is selected, the camera’s live view will show the world as a double exposure with that image....
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Travel photography is one of the most popular topics here on dPS. Things often seem more interesting to photograph when we are away from home, travelling somewhere exciting or just new. Here are some of the highest rated travel photography articles on dPS in 2014. In no particular order: The Only Three Lenses You Need for Travel Photography The Worst Mistake a Travel Photographer Can Make Off Camera Flash for Your Travel Photography 20 More Photography Tips Every Travel Photographer Must Know 6 Tips for Photographing People When Travelling 7 Proven Ways to Come...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt By Amodiovalerio Verde This is the end – of another year that is. Was it a good one for you? We certainly hope so. What are you plans for 2015? Will you ring it in with a bang? Do you make resolutions? The beginning of the year is always a good time to look back and reflect on what you’ve accomplished and makes plans for the coming 12 months. We would like to wish you the happiest new year from all of us here as dPS! Happy New Year 2015! By Randy Tan [RnD.de.Portraits] Source Article from...
Over the past few months we’ve been busily updating various areas of DPReview – not least our portfolio of product roundups and buying guides. But we’ve also been adding to our catalog of video product overviews. These short, edited pieces are intended to offer a high-level introduction to the key features and performance of several current cameras and lenses. Click the links below to take a look. Check out our video product overviews Source Article from...
Photography enthusiast Steffen Ross works a radiologist in Switzerland who operates a CT and MRI scanner for autopsies. When he’s not using the machine to look into dead bodies, Ross has been placing camera equipment in scanner to peer inside them. Here’s the CT scanning system used by Ross in his lab: The system scans each piece of camera gear 500-1500 times with slices between 0.4 and 0.6 millimeters thick. 3D Reconstructions One of the neat things about CT scans — compared to simple X-Rays, which we’ve featured in the past — is that they can create a 3D view of the scanned object....
Looking back at this year, I was fortunate enough to photograph a lot of cool things and meet a lot of great people. It’s only right that I write about my biggest shoot this year — well actually, the biggest shoot of my career to date. I’ll start off by saying that everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. One of my favorite quotes of all time is by Mike Tyson: “Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the face.” I find that to be so true, not just in boxing but in life. No matter how much you plan for things, you can always count on the unexpected happening. You...
Brazilian sports photographer Marcelo Maragni likes to do experimental photography in addition to his “ordinary” sports photography. Earlier this year, he decided that he wanted to try to capture action shots at night with ultraviolet flashes and colorful paint. Broncolor sells a UV attachment for its flash systems, but that one costs over $1,500. Maragni decided to go a DIY route instead, and created a homemade alternative by slicing up black light bulbs and using the glass as a filter for his normal studio flashes. He then invited some young downhill bikers from the area, found a...
In the world of analog photography, “film swapping” is an activity in which two photographers each shoot through the same roll of film, creating random — and often beautiful — double exposure photographs in each frame. dubble is an app that wants to bring that same experience to the world of digital photography. It allows people from around the world to create random double exposure photos with each other. In the first 6 months after being launched in 2013, the service saw more than 1.2 million dubbles created from people living in 180 countries around the world. Here’s how the first...
The CASE Remote is a new wireless camera controller that attaches to your DSLR and turns your smartphone or tablet into a wireless remote you can use to control your camera. The device was created by a Chinese startup called Cheering Tech, which managed to raise $38,934 on Indiegogo for a first version of the device (simply called CASE) earlier this year. With the success of that campaign, they decided to take preorders for a second version of the device (now called the CASE Remote), and raised another $39,989 through Indiegogo. CASE Remote is compatible with Android and iOS, and is...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt What to do with all those photos after you’ve taken them is the question. Do you do any post-processing? Are you a minimalist? Or maybe you like do to HDR? By Zvi Kons Whatever your tendency this year had some helpful post-processing articles. Here are a few of the most popular ones from the last year: Lightroom 6 of Lightroom’s Hidden Treasures Useful Lightroom Plug-ins How to do Noise Reduction in Lightroom Photoshop Versus Lightroom Which is Right for You? Lightroom How To – One Tip and One Trick Seven Pieces of Advice for New Lightroom Users Improve Your...
Want to know how much work goes into an old fashioned stop motion animation movie? The short clip above will show you. It’s a short extra scene that appeared during the end credits of the 2014 film “The Boxtrolls.” The shot starts out looking like a normal scene from the film. However, the camera starts zooming out, turning the clip into a creative behind-the-scenes time-lapse that shows how it was made. The wider perspective allows us to see the tabletop set and the ghostly figure of the animator — a guy who tediously makes extremely tiny adjustments to the characters and set for...
Here’s a first-come-first-serve deal alert: if you’re a Canon shooter in the market for a versatile zoom lens, you can currently purchase the popular Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS for just $648 new on eBay from the store getitdigital. The lens is currently priced at $1,149 from B&H and Amazon, so that’s a savings of $501 (~44% off). The lens comes with a Canon USA warranty and the purchase is protected by eBay’s money back guarantee. The only downside seems to be the fact that there is only a limited quantity available, and the listing doesn’t say how many. Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM...
Photographer Dario Morelli is a computer aided designer and programmer by trade. Several years ago, during a period of unemployment, he began diving deeply into the world of custom-made scanner cameras. There’s an entire niche of photographers who are interested in the idea of turning flatbed scanners into digital cameras. What you see is the result of one of Morelli’s experiments. It’s a medium format camera created by stuffing parts from an Epson scanner into a custom enclosure. Here’s what the camera looks like now after a paint job: “I really only needed the scanner’s main board,...
Official White House photographer Pete Souza was recently interviewed by journalist Al Hunt for his “On the Story” program. In the 17-minute interview (shown above), Souza offers a glimpse into what his life is like on the front lines of world history. We also hear the stories behind a number of Souza’s most famous photographs of President Obama and President Reagan (whom he also served as official White House photographer). Here are some of the photographs discussed in the course of the interview: President Barack Obama talks with President Raúl Castro of Cuba from the Oval Office,...
The Admont Abbey in Austria is one of the oldest monasteries in the world, and inside is the largest monastic library in the world. The grand library hall was built back in 1776 and contains roughly 70,000 books. 48 windows fill the chamber with gorgeous natural lighting. Photographer Benjamin Von Wong was recently given access to the historic building and used the opportunity to do the first creative photo shoot ever held there. Walking into the library was like “entering Disney’s Beauty and the Beast library,” says Von Wong. Here’s what the Admont Abbey library looks like: …and...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Just getting started in photography? Or maybe you get a brand new camera or some photography toys for Christmas and want to get up to speed on how to use them? By JakeandLindsay Sherbert Over the past 12 months we’ve had some great articles geared towards the beginner or novice photographer. Here’s a little holiday reading for you to give you a good kick start: Understanding Depth of Field for Beginners 5 Beginner Tips for More Autofocus Success How to Master Your DLSR in One Afternoon a Beginner’s Guide Beginners Tips for Night Sky and Star Photography Bird...
Camera and software manufacturer Phase One has released a new version of its Capture One Raw file converter that includes new tools, added flexibility and options, as well as support for additional cameras. Updating the version 8 that was made available in September 2014, Capture One 8.1 allows users to edit files in other applications, such as Photoshop, from inside the program and it now allows up to 16 adjustment layers to be used at one time. The company has also expanded the list of cameras that can work tethered with the program, claiming that the number of models...
My workflow is the most important part of being a productive and successful music photographer. Other photographers rarely ask about it, but I feel like it’s something a lot of people don’t think about until they’re on the road and freaking out because their workflow sucks. So I’d like to share mine with all of you. I work really hard to impress each artist I work for with my workflow and turnaround every day on the road. Editing on tour can be really difficult because you don’t always have power for your laptop, no Internet to upload things, run out of space on your hard drive, and...
The Thomas Walther Collection at the Museum of Modern Art is a set of 341 photographs by 150 artists captured from between 1909 and 1949 — a period in which photography “came of age.” If you’d like to explore this collection of images on a deeper level, the museum has created a fantastic new tool for doing so that’s “unprecedented in its functionality”. It’s called “Object:Photo,” and is a special website loaded with information, images, and interactive visualizations. The information on the page was gathered by a large number of experts (scholars, curators, scientists) who...
Want to have your own wedding photos without having an actual wedding? Apparently some people do. A Japanese travel agency called Cerca Travel has started offering a strange package this past year called the “Kyoto Solo Wedding.” It’s a two-day experience centered on a fake wedding shoot that’s designed to pamper women and boost their self esteem. Customers each pay between ¥250,000 to ¥470,000 (~$2,075 to $3,900), which buys them 1 night at a hotel, a dress consultation, either a dress or a kimono to wear during the shoot (with accessories), professional hair and makeup, a limousine...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt If you like to do portraits here is a round up of some of the top portrait related articles on dPS in 2014. There are some really great tips here – get out and try them out: 3 Simple Ways to Create Stunning Eyes in Your Portrait Photography How to Improve Your Portrait Photography in Five Minutes Using Composition to Create More Powerful Portraits 15 Tips for More Powerful Portraits How to Plan the Perfect Portrait Shoot How to Create a Unique Bokeh Portrait for Under $10 10 Portrait Tips to Take Your Photography to the Next Level Tips for Great Beach Sunset...
Want to remove the glow in your model’s ears when photographing them in front of a bright background? Instead of dealing with the problem in Photoshop, you can fix it during the shoot itself with just a bit of gaffer tape. This little photo hack comes courtesy of photographer Glyn Dewis, who shared it in this short video on his YouTube channel: It’s a tip Dewis shares with this quote by photographer Zack Arias: “If you find yourself thinking I’ll fix that later in Photoshop, put down your kit and slap your self hard across the face because you’re being lazy.” You can find a number of...
Here’s a nice deal for those of you planning to start a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud’s Photography Program for 2015: if you subscribe through Amazon instead of Adobe, you’ll get a free $30 to spend on Amazon. Adobe CC’s Photography Program gives you access to the latest versions of both Photoshop CC and Lightroom for $10 a month. You’ll need to purchase the 12-month plan and pay $120 over a year for the $30 in Amazon credit. This deal will only run through the end of 2014, and you’ll receive a promo code for $30 via email by February 14th, 2015 (there’s a delay in case you ask...
Michel Rajkovic is a fine art photographer based in Asnieres, France. He travels the world and captures photos of time passing through landscapes by shooting long exposure photographs on medium format black and white film. His images show locations in countries that include France, Scotland, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Each shot is a demonstration of Rajkovic’s careful framing and keen eye for beauty. Here’s a selection of his photographs: You can find more of Rajkovic’s work through his online portfolio. Source Article from...
There are now a number of smartphone tripods out there that are designed to fit inside your wallet when not in use. Before you buy one, though, here’s a random little tip: if your wallet is thick and sturdy enough, you don’t even need a separate accessory — your wallet itself can do just fine. The idea is stupidly simple — many of you may have already done this before — but the trick can be helpful when you need to snap a picture and can’t find anything stable to rest your phone on/against. Singaporean smartphone snapper Bang Ong shows us how he does this in this short video tutorial:...
I recently did a simple review that compared Yongnuo’s new $40 clone of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II. Today I will dive a little deeper into how the two lenses stack up optically. There’s only so much that can be tested in home without fancy gear (MTF charts and the like) so I did a few tests that gauge common aesthetic qualities, using techniques that are often recommended for testing at home. It’s not super scientific, but it does give some further input on the lens and what you might expect. And all tests were done as compared to the Canon 50/1.8 II – each shot was taken on a sturdy...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Photographers love our stuff, let’s admit it. We geek out on gadgets and gizmos. We want the latest and greatest thing, lens, camera. We can’t always afford what we want but it’s fun to browse. Here are some of the top gear related posts on dPS over the last 12 months: Cameras 10 Reasons Why a Pro is Using a Mirrorless Camera for Personal and Paid Jobs How to Clean Your Camera Sensor in 3 Easy Steps The Secret to Capturing the Best Image Quality with Your Digital Camera Updating your Camera’s Firmware – What is it and Why it’s Important Review Comparison of the...
Kodak is jumping into the world of smartphones to try and make a splash in mobile photography. The company has announced that it will be launching a number of mobile devices in 2015. The devices will be created as part of a partnership between Kodak and smartphone manufacturer Bullitt Group. Specific details on what the device will offer are slim, but for now we know that they will be powered with Android and will be loaded with “best-in-class” imaging software and features for capturing, managing, and sharing photos. Back in 2013, Kodak unveiled a concept smartphone called the...
Photographs captured from the International Space Station have gotten a lot of press in recent years, especially as social networking has helped to share them with a wider audience. Quite a few time-lapses have been made as well using those photos. Usually those videos are created by video editors who combine all kinds of photos found on space agency websites. The video above is a bit different: it was created with photos captured by a single person: astronaut Alexander Gerst. Gerst is a German geophysicist who visited the ISS from May to November 2014. While doing various experiments...
I got a $2,100 Canon 85mm f/1.2L for $145 earlier this year. To be honest, it was more like $145 plus a couple trips to Starbucks, but it was still a great adventure… and the secret to how I get most of my gear with what little budget I’ve got. Here’s how I did it: trading. Yep, it’s all about trading. You have what someone else wants, they have what you want, so you simply swap. Usually one person “wins” the trade, meaning value-wise they got the better valued item. But that’s one thing I love most about trading, everyone wins. The trick is to just win more. How much is a lens you...
If you’ve been eyeing a Pelican hard case for transporting your camera gear to and from photo shoots, today is your lucky day. Amazon is offering large discounts on Pelican camera cases for one day only (December 26th, 2014) as its Gold Box Deal of the Day. While supplies last, you can snag a highly reviewed case for between 59-65% off list price. That means a case with an MSRP of $272 is currently selling for just $110, and one that has a list price of $539 is currently priced at $200. Here’s a quick glimpse at current prices: To take advantage of this sale, head on over to Amazon’s...
23-year-old videographer Nejc Miljak created this inspiring short film about Slovenian landscape photographer Janez Tolar. It’s titled, “Before You Wake Up”. In the early hours when you probably sleep and dream, he discovers the world around us. His passion is nature and it’s landscapes. With his camera he capture it’s magic. “I wake up early so I can wake the sun up, not the other way around,” Tolar says. The 2.5-minute video follows Tolar into gorgeous mountainous landscapes on one of his photo expeditions as he hunts for “the right moment.” Here’s the main photograph that resulted:...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Landscape photography is always a popular topic here on dPS and we had some really great articles on that topic over the last year. Now is your time to read up, bookmark them, refresh your knowledge, or get inspired to get out shooting some landscapes. A final image after being processed in Photoshop In no particular order, here are some of the most popular landscape photography articles from 2014: How to Get Super Sharp Landscape Photography Images 10 Most Common Mistakes in Landscape Photography – and How to Overcome Them 3 Tips to Take Better Landscape...
I will be the first to admit that I am not a street photographer, not a wedding photographer, and don’t generally shoot in low light, but I wanted to get a review out since I just received my two copies of Yongnuo’s $40 clone of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II. Yongnuo has their own branded tape, it seems. Here’s the box that arrived: Nice and simple, with stuff I cannot read on the other side: It looks a lot like the Canon… but we’ll see how it holds up. Here it is prepped for surgery: One copy gets sacrificed on the altar of science. Here are the components: I can confirm, having repaired a...
Want to keep time with a clock inspired by camera gear? Here’s a roundup of timepieces based on cameras, lenses, and rolls of film. (Note: The clocks on this list may or may not still be available for purchase.) First, let’s start with some that are inspired by vintage equipment. Here’s one that looks like an old fashion tin type camera: This one also features a vintage design, a heavy metal body, and battery-powered operation: Vintage box cameras are also represented: …as are vintage “flash cameras”: There’s one that features a swinging film roll as a pendulum: This one by the Etsy...
Yunnan, China is home to some of the most beautiful rice paddy fields in the world. The traditional agriculture fields are sprawling in size and are often found built into slopes, creating mesmerizing patterns in the landscape. These fields are also rapidly disappearing due to urbanization. With the risk of their extinction looming on the horizon, photographer Samuel Peck visited the region and captured a series of beautiful images to preserve their memory. Peck tells us that “massive and rapid urbanization” is causing a labor drain from this area in Yunnan. The fields are sprawling...
A Post By: Darren Rowse Over the last 12 days we’ve presented you with some amazing daily deals on photography training resources in our 5th annual 12 days of Christmas. The savings this year were our biggest yet and we had a lot of really positive feedback from readers who picked up some fantastic deals. As in previous years we did get a few sad messages from readers who missed deals along the way asking if there was any way to get them. As a result – today we’re opening all 12 deals back up again for one last chance. So if there’s a deal you regret missing or you might have missed one of...
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt By wbeem If you are like many of us on the dPS team you may be traveling somewhere for either Christmas or New Year’s or both. I am personally heading up north a bit to a small town called Jiquilillo here in Nicaragua. It’s a fishing village and we expect to see lots of fireworks on the beach and drink a few beverages. Travel safe if you are taking a journey. Or if you’re sitting at home wondering what to do with your time, we’ll be taking a bit of a break or our regular article schedule. It will go like this: From now until New Years – the best of dPS 2014...
Here’s a tip for operating camera drones: stay away from mommy kangaroos. One operator in Australia found out the hard way recently. They were flying their camera close to a group of Eastern gray kangaroos in Hunter Valley when a protective mother decided to deal with the strange intruder by punching the drone out of the air. The video above shows what happened from the camera’s perspective. This is not something you want to see while flying your camera drone. It was a pricey lesson to learn: while the footage was recovered from the downed drone — as evidenced by the video — the drone...
Here’s something lighthearted: While in New York City, Australian comedian Hamish Blake decided to create a parody of photographer Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York portrait. “Unable” to snag a feature through Stanton’s camera, Blake decided to take matters into his own hands with a #hamishsofny shot. F this BS. I’ve been waiting on this street corner for about 6 hours now trying to get photographed by the @humansofny guy and I’ve got NOTHING. I’m giving this 10 more minutes and if he still hasn’t shown, I’m taking matters into my own hands…. A photo...
Want a simple battery-powered time-lapse camera that you can leave in locations for up to a year? A hacker who goes by “val3tra” is trying to build one. The goal of his project is a camera that can continuously photograph a scene for months or years on time while powered only by a handful of ordinary batteries. The project started when val3tra purchased a simple $20-$30 JPEG camera on eBay. He found that the 640×480 photos snapped by the camera used very little power. 4 AA batteries allowed it to shoot one photo every 30 seconds for 30 hours. The frames are about 48KB in size each, so...
Time-lapse photographer Chris Field spent 107 days photographing carnivorous plants with two cameras. What resulted is this fascinating look at the beauty of plants that survive by trapping and consuming insects. Among the equipment used for the images were a Fujifilm X-E1, Fujifilm X-M1, and Nikon 60mm, 50mm, and 28-70mm lenses. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video in which Field walks us through the creation process: (via Laughing Squid) Source Article from...
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December 25, 2014
TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the Nikon 1 V3, Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses is the recipient of a Design for Asia Awards 2014 Silver Award in the Professional and Commercial Products category. The design of the Nikon 1 V3 has been extremely well received. In addition to this award, the Nikon 1 V3 was also the recipient of a Good Design Award 2014, sponsored by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Well it is that time of year again and it is Christmas Day in Melbourne, Australia where most of the dPS team is based. Image by Stefan Insam Best Wishes from everyone at dPS! This year I’m celebrating the holidays a little differently than usual. I’m miles away from my family, here in Granada, Nicaragua. My family here (house mates and husband) are having dinner and a small cocktail party for others like us who are away from their loves ones back home. If you take photos at your family events or other things over the holidays and want a little reading here...
A Post By: Darren Rowse On the 12th day of Christmas dPS gave to me – $10 eBooks! Over the last 11 days we’ve featured a number of dPS eBooks but there simply are not enough days to feature them all. We know that some of you have been hoping that dPS eBooks we’ve not yet featured will be featured in a deal so today is that day! So today you can pick up ANY dPS eBook not featured in the last 11 days for just $10! That’s right – you can pick up any of these 10 dPS eBooks today at 50-66% off: Photo Nuts and Bolts – Know your camera and take better photos Photo Nuts and Shots – Tools and...
Fashion street photographers usually look for styles that are one of a kind. Hans Eijkelboom doesn’t. For over twenty years, the Dutch ‘anti-sartorial’ photographer has roamed the streets of major cities around the world in search for the common — people showing similar tastes in clothing, accessories, or behavior. The result is a monumental project called “Photo Notes“, which comprises grids of photos grouped together by a common theme. The photos were captured everywhere from Amsterdam to New York and Paris to Shanghai. After selecting a busy pedestrian area in the city, Eijkelboom...
What if cameras got tired of participating in human selfies and decided one day to start taking pictures of themselves? That’s the quirky idea behind a project called “CameraSelfies” by German photographer Juergen Novotny (who also goes by J. Flynn Newton). The series features photos of various cameras “looking at themselves” in front of contemporary wallpapers that capture the cameras’ personalities. “You are the mirror” when looking at these images, Novotny writes. Novotny is selling numbered and signed limited edition prints of these photos (along with ordinary prints) through...
Wedding photographers beware: you could be a prime target for robbers due to the value of your gear. Just last year we reported that photojournalists in California were being targeted for their equipment, and now another crazy incident has occurred: a wedding shoot in Oakland was targeted this weekend by robbers who made off with $13K+ in camera gear… and all the wedding photos. The Oakland Tribune reports that photographer Helene Paz was shooting with her husband and three videographers at 4:30pm this Saturday outside Oakland High School, where the bride and groom first met. The...
Here’s my 2014 Christmas card: Santa in Carbonite! At the end of every year my studio collects all of the cool card ideas that we thought of during the season. I then create a calendar event for the next November, listing out the ideas we thought of. Last year we came up with a Star Wars Christmas card idea with the boys guarding Santa Claus, frozen in carbonite. Call them Imperial Elves. Building A Set To create this image I decided to build a miniature set in my studio. It was about 18 inches tall, and I used mostly balsa wood to build it. For the platform lighting I connected some...
A Post By: Andrew S. Gibson The Lightroom Print module is a great tool for creating print layouts, but one thing it is not designed to do is make calendars (hopefully Adobe will introduce this feature in future versions of Lightroom). Luckily, in spite of that it is not too difficult to create a calendar once you know how, and you are prepared to put the work in to create the month and day parts of the calendar. Or – you can let someone else do all the hard work. That somebody is photographer Ed Weaver, who has created some Print module calendar templates that anybody can download from his...
A Post By: Hillary Grigonis Photographers have a deep passion for their gear – which can often making choosing a gift for them, rather, well, challenging. You may wait for inspiration to strike, but sometimes that means time is running out, and you’re still out of ideas. Still stuck on what to buy the photographer in your life? Here’s a few ideas that are easy to find on a short time-frame, even if you don’t have a dedicated camera store in your area. By A? Fingerless Gloves Snow makes for some great shots – unfortunately, it’s pretty hard to manage a camera in bulky gloves. Enter fingerless...
A Post By: Darren Rowse Today is day 11 in our 12 days of Christmas and we’ve saved one of our best deals til 2nd last! Today you can pick up either of our Landscape Photography eBooks for just $10 (they are normally $29.99 each). These two landscape photography eBooks were written in the last 18 months by the talented New Zealand photographers Todd and Sarah Sisson. Together they make one of the most comprehensive and practical guides to creating beautiful landscape images we’ve come across. Living Landscapes: A Guide to Stunning Landscape Photography The first of the two eBooks is all...
\n 1: Beat the Blur \n Keep your gear stable to avoid camera shake and blur during exposures. On Earth, the 400mm f/2.8 weighs quite a few pounds and definitely requires a tripod. In weightlessness, it becomes a beautiful piece of equipment to use. And it’s heavy enough that small things like your heartbeat won’t make the lens jiggle. \n”,”products”:[]},{“title”:”Shooting for the moon: Photo tips from a NASA...
In Brook, Indiana, a town of about 1,000 people, there’s a small business called CameraBands that specializes in recycling camera equipment into bracelets and rings. If you ever break your favorite gear far beyond repair (i.e. it’s destined for the junkyard), you can ship it to CameraBands instead of tossing it to have it transformed into very different forms. Starting with various cameras, lenses, and accessories, Levi Arnold and Eli McDonnell use various tools and machines to cut, sand, and finish certain components. Each custom-made (and fitted) oval bracelet and circular band is...
Back in November 2013, an EF4 tornado tore through Illinois, killing several people and destroying hundreds of homes. Photojournalists at the Journal Star in Peoria, Illinois captured numerous photographs documenting the devastation from both the ground and the air. Last month, at the one year anniversary of the disaster, those same photojournalists went out and rephotographed those same scenes. The resulting before-and-after photos document the process the community has made in rebuilding their lives. Photojournalist and visual news editor Fred Zwicky writes: These image pairs are...
Back in 2012, we wrote about a project called “Pixel Trade” by Australian photographer Shantanu Starick. The basic idea was simple but crazy: Starick wanted to travel through all seven continents on the globe without ever spending any currency. Instead, he would try to trade his services as a photographer to people willing to provide him with shelter, food, and transportation. Starick recently appeared at Behance’s 99U to give a 20-minute talk on spending the past two years living on photos instead of money. In his presentation, Starick talks about how photographers are generally...
My name is Abe Van Dyke. I am a photojournalist who was arrested by the Milwaukee County Sheriffs department for being on Interstate 43 photographing protestors on 12/19/14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is my story. Friday started as any other day. I woke up and checked Facebook like anyone else and saw on the Coalition For Justice page that another event would be taking place. I decided that once again I would go photograph the event and headed into Milwaukee, WI that afternoon. As usual I found myself rushed driving into the city from my home in Waukesha, WI as there are multiple...
The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is known for its impressive skyline, which features the world’s tallest building. Every so often, the city will become blanketed with a thick layer of fog that opens the door to beautiful photos of skyscrapers rising above clouds. Daniel Cheong is one photographer who’s always on the lookout for this particular photo opportunity. Over the years, he has built up an impressive collection of shots showing skyscrapers poking through Dubai fog. Cheong tells us that he was born in the island nation of Mauritius, is Chinese by descent, and is...
A Post By: Barry J Brady You can see the effect a graduated neutral density filter has on the scene One of the biggest challenges in photography is managing the light in your scene. It is for this reason that many landscape photographers love to be out shooting during the golden hours or blue hour when the light is beautiful and the contrast is manageable. Contrast is tough to manage on bright days and in certain scenes, but there are a few ways to work around this. In this article we are going to look at the usefulness of using neutral density gradient filters (aka ND grads). These filters...
A Post By: Simon Ringsmuth Most cameras have a few different shooting modes such as Automatic, Aperture Priority (A or Av), Shutter Priority (S or Tv), and Program. It’s not uncommon for people to take a majority of their photos in Automatic mode since it generally does a good job of getting decent results, though more advanced photographers will often use Aperture or Shutter Priority. Shooting in Manual, however, might seem intimidating and highly complex but once you understand a few basics it starts to make a lot more sense. Certainly you should have a working understanding of the three...
A Post By: Darren Rowse Today is day 10 in our 12 days of Christmas and we’ve got a deal that is really special to us because it is from our very own Managing Editor – Darlene Hildebrandt. It’s 50% off her Portrait Lighting on Location Course! (Note: you need to use the coupon code of 12days2014 during the checkout to get the 50% off). Darlene started writing for us as a regular contributor several years ago and to this day some of her posts are among our all time most popular ones. We liked her so much that we made her the editor! While working with us Darlene has also been working with pro...
There are two lens terms that have similar sounding (and potentially confusing) names: fluorine and fluorite. Apparently quite a few people have trouble distinguishing between the two, so here’s a quick look at what they each are. Fluorine Coating When lens companies talk about fluorine, they’re talking about a special coating based on the element fluorine that’s applied to the surface of your lens glass that helps to repel things like dust, water, grease, and dirt. Here’s a short demonstration video by Nikon that was shared earlier this year: Fluorite Lenses Any mention of fluorite...
Amidst a messy legal battle over copyrights to Vivian Maier’s now famous work, a gallery in Toronto has acquired the entire collection of negatives owned by Jeffrey Goldstein.StreetShootr first reported the sale and also published an interview with Stephen Bulger, the owner of the Stephen Bulger Gallery, about his purchase. Vivian Maier was a previously unknown street photographer who became famous in recent years after large collections of her work were auctioned off in 2007 and purchased by three different photo collectors. Eventually two collectors named John Maloof and Jeffrey...
Tired of strangers giving you wary glances when you photograph them? A Santa suit can change that suspicion into smiles. Lithuanian photographer Tomas Tumalovicius tells us that he recently shot a project in which he photographed strangers in public places while dressed up as Santa Claus. After walking up to his subjects, Tumalovicius snapped one photo when they first turned towards him and a second when they realized that they were being photographed by Santa. Here’s a video showing what happened: So it seems that people drop their guard if the photographer pointing a large camera at...
Family in Minnesota Buys Majority Stake in Polaroid for $70 Million
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Here’s some news that flew under our radar late last year: in December 2014, a family in Minnesota became the majority owner of Polaroid through a $70 million deal. With a name befitting the company, the Pohlad family — one of Minnesota’s wealthiest families and the owners of the Twins baseball team — purchased the stake from the bankruptcy estate that was overseeing the assets through the bankruptcy transition. After the bankruptcy protection filing in 2008, private investors snapped up many of Polaroid’s shares and assets, but the estate held onto a big chunk. The Pohlads purchased...
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Creating Your Brand: How to Stand Out in Your Market
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Small Flash Portraits on Location with Adorama TV
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt How to light portraits with a small flash or speedlight is a common topic request from our readers here at dPS. In this video tutorial Daniel at Adorama goes over how to use a speedlight both on-camera and off-camera to take quick and easy portraits on location. He shows tips for modifying the light, balancing with the ambient or available light in the scene, and even using a gel for color balance. Get some great tips from this video: Have you tried these techniques before? Had any success? Share any tips you have in the comments below. Source Article from...
8 Tips to Push You and Your Photography Business out of a Rut
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A Post By: Karthika Gupta Per US Department of Labor Statistics, May 2013 The same report, US Department of Labor Statistics, May 2013, states that the mean hourly wage is $17.88 and mean annual salary in 2013 was $37,190 – a good chunk of change for the above average hobbyist as well. Becoming a photographer has low cost of entry (entry level DSLRs with a kit lens are around $1000-$1500), low barriers to entry, (home studios or outdoor sessions) and in most cases an education or a photography related degree is not required. Often times, as with most other professions, it is not what you...
Beautiful Dreamer: Garret Suhrie’s moonlit landscapes
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I can certainly appreciate much of Suhrie’s work, particularly having spent some time looking on his website. But, I am left thinking to some degree negatively about a general formal mannerism present in so much landscape work (to his credit, there is a good deal of work that avoids this – but much that does not). I get that in a technical sense many motifs are worth doing – it seems every photographer within this ilk will at some point focus stack, run longer time exposures to create more picturesque qualities in water flows, etc. However, I think it is a legitamate...
Backwards Footage of Steel Wool Spinning is a Treat for the Eyes
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Spinning some burning steel wool around on the end of a rope is popular as a way to create dazzling long exposure photographs. It can also be used for dazzling video as well. Photographer Richie Johnston created the video above by capturing a woman spinning steel wool in a forest and then reversing the footage. It’s titled “Ignition Sequences.” If you ever try your hand at this type of project, be mindful of the safety of you, your subjects, your environment, and your gear. “All necessary safety precautions where taken to prevent the risk of a fire,” Johnston writes. It’s also a good...
Nobody Tells This to Beginners: An Inspiring Video for Creatives Just Starting Out
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18-year-old Saar Oz of Creavite created this beautiful and inspirational video for people who are just starting out in a creative field such as photography. It’s easy to become frustrated (and even give up) when you experience “the gap” between your skills and your tastes, but the important thing is to never give up. It’s based on this well-known quote from an interview with radio personality Ira Glass: Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first...
This Trippy Music Video Was Made with a Circular Rig of DSLRs and Clever Editing
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Photographer and film director Naren Wilks created this mind-bending music video by arranging DSLRs around a circular green screen room. When the perspectives of the cameras are combined and synchronized, a “rotationally symmetric, kaleidoscopic world” is created. The song is “Fear & Delight” from the album Puppet Loosely Strung by The Correspondents. Only 5 people were involved in the production of the music video. Here’s a look at the circular room that Wilks built, and a few glimpses of production: Here’s a behind-the-scenes video in which Wilks discusses the video and his...
Photographer Captures Rare Video of the ISS Crossing in Front of the Moon
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Israel-based astrophotographer Gadi Eidelheit recently managed to capture the International Space Station crossing the moon on camera. In the video above, we see how fast the ISS appears to travel when seen by an observer here on Earth (it spends less than 1 second in front of the moon). In preparing for the shot, the photographer used a website called Heavens Above to find the exact time and location the ISS would pass overhead. Using a sky map, Eidelheit found that the station would pass in front of the moon on December 28th, 2014 if he placed his cameras in a town about 6.2 miles...
Polaroid Partners with Blipfoto to Launch a Photo-a-Day Service
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Polaroid wants to be a big player in the online photo sharing game. The company has partnered with Blipfoto to rebrand the photo-a-day sharing service as Polaroid Blipfoto. In an announcement posted yesterday by the Blipfoto team, the company writes that the partnership allows it to “take the one-a-day photo journal to a much wider audience” than they could have alone. “We are a huge step closer to our goal of being the place where the world tells its story.” The new rebranded service still allows users to post just one photo per day (along with some text if they choose). The...
Songwriter Needs Videographer for Visual Publishing Pitches
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VFX Artists Needed
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Stagehand crew wanted for short student film
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Sound designer wanted for short student film
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Light technician wanted for short student film
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Photographer Needed – Great Opportunity to Diversify your Portfolio
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Photographer Required for Creative Contemporary Shoot in Limerick Region
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Writer’s Favorites – 35mm Prime Lens
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A Post By: James Maher When I was 15, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. While it has gotten much better with age, when I was younger the slightest stimuli would grab my attention. It was a tough job to keep me focused on a single task (it still is if you ask my wife). Why am I telling you this and what does this have to do with my favorite lens / focal length? I’m telling you because over the years simplifying things has become very important to me and for my photography, and this has manifested itself into a love of the simple 35mm prime lens. I much prefer the simplicity of...
How to Split Tone Black and White Photos in Lightroom
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A Post By: Andrew S. Gibson Toning originated as a darkroom process designed to extend the longevity of black and white prints. Photographers did so using chemical toners such as sepia, selenium and gold. Toners work by removing silver from the print and replacing it with another element with a longer life span. A side effect of toning is that it adds colour. Sepia toned prints range from light yellow to deep brown, selenium is a subtle blue or purple, and gold anything from blue to deep red (if applied to a photo that has already been sepia toned). For many photographers the colours were...
Self-Taught Chinese Street Photographer Tao Liu Has an Eye for Peculiar Moments
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Up until recently, Tao Liu was just an unknown water meter reader in China with an interest in photography. Then people started noticing his clever photos captured on sidewalks, and now Liu has become one of China’s hottest street photographers. The 32-year-old photographer captures his images in Hefei, a city in Eastern China. For the past decade, he has gotten up at 8:30am and traveled all over the city on his motorbike to read water meters for the Hefei Water Supply Company. Three years ago, he developed an interest in photography and picked up a Fujfilm X100 to capture unexpected...
Flex is a Versatile Light Mat That Can Be Bent Into All Kinds of Shapes
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The Flex is a new light solution that comes in the form of a bendable white mat covered with LED lights. It’s designed to be a flexible (literally) light source for photographers and videographers that can illuminate spaces that traditional lights may be too clunky for. The mat measures 10 inches on each side, weighs 5 ounces, and is water resistant. The small form factor allows the mat to be placed (or taped) into tight places, such as the inside of a car, boat, or plane. Inside the Flex is a pliable wire frame that allows the mat to hold whatever shape you bend it into. The 166...
Lions Pounce on Fallen Camera Drone After a Fly-By Goes Horribly Wrong
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Here’s another case to file under “It’s a bad idea to fly camera drones too close to animals”: James and Mira Raley of The Honey Badger recently tried to do a “quick flight” with their camera drone over a group of male lions. Unfortunately for them, they lost control during the flight, crashed the drone into a nearby tree, and watched helplessly as the lions pounced on the fallen “prey” with the camera still rolling. The Raleys are currently traveling from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa and documenting their journey online. The video above was captured during a stop at the...
Iconic Che Guevara Photograph Brought to Life in an Experimental Short Film
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The short film above, titled “Che – A Moment in Time,” was created entirely out of still photographs. Animator Bennie Melwin created the experimental short film by taking historical photographs — including the iconic “Guerrillero Heroico” photo of Che Guevara — and bringing the scenes to life through clever digital trickery. The iconic portrait was captured by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda during a memorial service for victims of the La Coubre explosion, in which a munitions ship exploded in Havana causing hundreds of casualties. Melwin wanted to offer a new perspective of the...
These Dreamlike Photo Manipulations Were Created Using Only an iPhone
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By day, Robert Jahns is a digital artist and art director based in Germany. By night, he’s known as nois7 on Instagram and runs a popular account boasting more than 600,000 followers. His stream of images consists of dreamlike photos that are often clearly the result of compositing, but there’s one hidden fact that sets Jahns apart: his editing is done strictly on his phone. Each of the surreal images was created by using a number of image editing apps on Jahns’ iPhone — apps like VSCOcam, ArtStudio, PhotoForge2, Snapseed, and Filterstorm. The editing takes between two hours and...
1 FEMALE MODEL FOR SUNGLASS BRAND
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Female Required Music Promo
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Female Models Required for Vintage Fashion Blog Shoot – Manchester Based
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Singer/Songwriter Looking for Photographer to Shoot E.P Cover and Artwork
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Obama Administration And Congress May Be On The Verge Of Acting On Commercial Drone Regulations
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Weekly Photography Challenge – New
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Earlier I shared some images of different ways you might have rung in the New Year. As is it now 2015 and we’re embarking on a new year, we will stay with that theme for this week’s photography challenge. Weekly Photography Challenge – New Your challenge is to convey the idea of new. That could look a number of different ways including: A newborn baby New objects like a shiny new car A fresh new snowfall New goals for 2015 New ideas And many more others I haven’t even thought of . . . So how will you convey an idea or concept? It might be literal or more...
38 Images of Different Ways to Bring in the New Year
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Jan, 2015 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt What does a starting a new year mean for you? Is it about parties and drinking cocktails? Or maybe fireworks and celebration in a loud way (like here in Nicaragua)? Perhaps you sit at home and watch it all on TV as the apple drops in NYC over Times Square. Or maybe you take some time to reflect and meditate on what you achieved over the last year and think about your goals, dreams and plans for the next 12 months? Does it slip past midnight quietly with you tucked snugly into your bed? Holiday time and new year can mean many different things to different...
Show us your best shot of 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 3rd, Jan, 2015 |
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The end of the year is traditionally a time for retrospection. It’s also a great time to look back at your personal photo library and revisit the places you went over the past year. Whether it includes a personal project, a memorable trip or snapshots from the year’s activities, chances are there’s a photo in your collection that you’re particularly proud of. Rafting in late evening light, Lofoten, Arctic Norway. From landscape Readers’ Showcase. Photo by Rich the Hiker We’re looking to share some of our readers’ favorite shots...
The 52 Week Photography and Business Challenge
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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Remember when I wrote “Dear New Photographer…” a few months ago? One of the big points I emphasized was valuing your photography and business skills. Every year, on New Year’s Day, the Internet is swarming with shiny new 52 Week Projects or 365 Week Projects directed specifically to photographers. And don’t get me wrong — I love these projects! The idea behind them is to get people shooting more, and shooting more outside their own comfort zone. We all know the more you shoot and the more experimental you are with your shots, the more you learn and therefore the more you improve....
Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson: Two Baseball Stars Turned Pro Photographers
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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Famous professional athletes have all kinds of post-playing careers. Some stay involved as coaches, others become TV analysts for the sports they love, and a few strike it rich in business as entrepreneurs. For at least two former baseball stars, their interests have led them down a different path: professional photography. Ken Griffey Jr., who was one of the most prolific home run batters in the history of Major League Baseball, has been seen recently on the sidelines of football games with serious photography gear in tow. And this isn’t just a case of someone with deep pockets...
Projector Brought Into the Forest Turns Nature Into a Glowing Wonderland
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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3D projections are often used nowadays to create eye-popping visuals on flat surfaces such as the sides of buildings or on basketball courts, but could the same concept be done out in the wild where things aren’t flat and orderly? Photographer Tarek Mawad and animator Friedrich van Schoor recently decided to try it out. What resulted is the video above, titled “Projections in the Forest”. The two artists spent six weeks illuminating various things in nature with a powerful projector and then capturing the results on camera. Here’s a look at their setup, which included a computer, a...
After Being Left at the Altar, Bride Turns Heartbreak Into an Epic ‘Trash the Dress’ Photo Shoot
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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Less than a week before Shelby Swink’s wedding in November 2014, her fiancé sat her down, told her he did not love her, and just like that, the wedding was off. As she mourned the abrupt end of her four-year relationship, the idea of a “trash the dress” photo shoot came up. Swink decided that it would be the perfect way for her to mark the occasion and let go of the pain, so she enlisted the help of photographer Elizabeth Hoard to set the photo shoot in motion. Swink’s supportive bridesmaids and parents decided to support her by participating in the trashing with their own dresses and...
Sister Pranks Her Brother with Video Selfies Over the Course of a Year
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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Here’s a lighthearted video that’s going viral on the Internet: over the course of 2014, Jillian Haker repeatedly pranked her brother by getting him to make ridiculous poses for selfie photos while she was actually capturing video. The guy fell for it pretty much every time (warning: there’s quite a bit of profanity as a result). “I don’t think this trick will ever get old,” Haker writes. Source Article from...
Skywalk Entertainment Presents an Competitive Event in Delhi
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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Big Animals – Blue Sharks, USA
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Big Animals – Dugongs, Red Sea, Philippines
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Big Animals – Basking Sharks, UK
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Big Animals – Humboldt Squid, Sea of Cortez
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Big Animals – Leopard Seals, Antarctica
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Why Not Use A $400 HD Video Camera For Real Estate Video Instead of A 5DMKII?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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Best Specialty Articles of 2014 on dPS: Macro, Street, and Night Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 2nd, Jan, 2015 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt There are so many great aspects and genres of photography it was hard to narrow it down for the best of the best series this week. Those that didn’t quite make the cut for a whole list of their own can be found here. They include: macro, street and night photography. If you enjoy these types of photography here are a few of the top articles over the last year in these categories: Macro Reverse Lens Macro: How to use it as a Great Learning Tool Getting Started Guide to Macro or Close-Up Photography Equipment for Macro Photography – Video Tips Funny Macro...
10 Most Popular PetaPixel Posts of 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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We’ve come to the end of yet another year of covering the latest and greatest in the wonderful world of photography. Before we head into 2015, here’s a look back at the 10 most popular stories published on PetaPixel over the course of 2014. #10: Gary Fong: My Account of the Ridiculous $300,000 Lawsuit Threat Against Nelson Tang When a photographer named Nelson Tang was threatened with a $300,000 lawsuit by a client earlier this year, well-known photographer and entrepreneur Gary Fong was among those who came to Tang’s aid. After the dust had settled, Fong wrote a post here sharing how...
Photographer Recreates Portraits of Women In Her Family Going Back 200 Years
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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“Seven Generations of American Women” is a project by Los Angeles-based photographer Christine McConnell in which she recreated her family portraits going back 200 years. The series starts with her great-great-great-grandmother and ends in the present day. The images in the project show diptychs with the original portraits on the left and McConnell’s recreations on the right. McConnell tried to match the originals the best she could with careful wardrobe choices, posing, photography, and Photoshopping. On the left of the image above is Martha, McConnell’s great-great-great-grandmother...
Building a DIY Sideways Room for ‘Anti-Gravity’ Family Portraits
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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One of photographer Jeff Paradiso‘s big projects this past year was to create a sideways room for “anti-gravity” photos. These are images in which the viewer is disoriented in regards to which way is up. The room itself took three weekends to build, and can be taken down and reused once a shoot is done. For the “floor” that’s attached to the wall, Paradiso built eight floorboard-covered panels that are 2×8 feet in dimensions and can be bolted together. For the “walls” of the sideways room, Paradiso purchased some wainscoting panels from a hardware store, since the lines in the panels...
Yongnuo Will Unveil Cheaper Clones of Nikon Lenses Before the End of 2015
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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One of the big stories in the world of camera gear this past year has been Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo’s expansion into cheap clones of Canon lenses. While Canon shooters are buzzing about their new budget glass options, Nikon photographers have been wondering if Yongnuo will ever offer clones of their favorite lenses. We’ve got the scoop that answers that question: Yongnuo will offer cheaper clones of Nikon lenses by the end of 2015. A Yongnuo representative tells us that the company is definitely working on lenses for Nikon photographers, but any product launches will likely be...
LiveBlend Lets You Capture Double Exposure Photos on Your Phone with a Real Time View
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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Photographer Eric Kunz has created a new iPhone app that makes it easy to create high-quality double exposure photographs using your phone. It’s called LiveBlend, and Kunz claims that it’s the only app currently in the App Store that does double exposure blending in real time. The minimalist app allows you to use your own photographs as the “base” image (Kunz has also provided a free set of images you can download). A high contrast silhouette is probably what works best. Once the base image is selected, the camera’s live view will show the world as a double exposure with that image....
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Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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Top 10 Most Popular PFRE Blog Posts in 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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Best Travel Photography Tips of 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Travel photography is one of the most popular topics here on dPS. Things often seem more interesting to photograph when we are away from home, travelling somewhere exciting or just new. Here are some of the highest rated travel photography articles on dPS in 2014. In no particular order: The Only Three Lenses You Need for Travel Photography The Worst Mistake a Travel Photographer Can Make Off Camera Flash for Your Travel Photography 20 More Photography Tips Every Travel Photographer Must Know 6 Tips for Photographing People When Travelling 7 Proven Ways to Come...
Happy New Year from dPS – Welcome 2015
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt By Amodiovalerio Verde This is the end – of another year that is. Was it a good one for you? We certainly hope so. What are you plans for 2015? Will you ring it in with a bang? Do you make resolutions? The beginning of the year is always a good time to look back and reflect on what you’ve accomplished and makes plans for the coming 12 months. We would like to wish you the happiest new year from all of us here as dPS! Happy New Year 2015! By Randy Tan [RnD.de.Portraits] Source Article from...
Video Product Overviews
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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Over the past few months we’ve been busily updating various areas of DPReview – not least our portfolio of product roundups and buying guides. But we’ve also been adding to our catalog of video product overviews. These short, edited pieces are intended to offer a high-level introduction to the key features and performance of several current cameras and lenses. Click the links below to take a look. Check out our video product overviews Source Article from...
Editorial: 2014’s Homepage Highlights
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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Nice summary. Thank you. Keep doing the videos and the readers’ showcases. Biggest personal highlight (or perhaps realization) was when I picked up a Fuji X-T1 and an Apha 7 at B&H and hefted them in comparison to a Canon 5D Mark III. 2015 will be the year mirrorless makes a big dent in the market for big DSLRS. But Barney, that’s an old joke in Slide 13: “Oh, Photokina… warm sausage, cold potato salad and beer that tastes like someone drank it once already,” attributed to Damien Demolder in 2008. I heard it in 1986 in slightly different form from an English...
Winter Wonderland: Don Komarechka’s snowflakes
Posted by Chris Roubis on 1st, Jan, 2015 |
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You’re right, I don’t use a tripod for these images, but it’s not as challenging as it might seem. I need to rotate the camera around the subject to find the correct lighting angle with the ring flash, and this would be a very tricky maneuver if a tripod was in use. You’ve got to work quickly, as a snowflake will begin melting or sublimating even before it hits the ground – the best results are always achieved by the fastest methods. I hold the edge of the ring flash with my left hand, and rest that same hand on the surface where the snowflake is positioned....
CT Scans of Cameras and Lenses Offer a Neat Look Into the Guts of Gear
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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Photography enthusiast Steffen Ross works a radiologist in Switzerland who operates a CT and MRI scanner for autopsies. When he’s not using the machine to look into dead bodies, Ross has been placing camera equipment in scanner to peer inside them. Here’s the CT scanning system used by Ross in his lab: The system scans each piece of camera gear 500-1500 times with slices between 0.4 and 0.6 millimeters thick. 3D Reconstructions One of the neat things about CT scans — compared to simple X-Rays, which we’ve featured in the past — is that they can create a 3D view of the scanned object....
How I Photographed the US Men’s National Soccer Team for Sports Illustrated
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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Looking back at this year, I was fortunate enough to photograph a lot of cool things and meet a lot of great people. It’s only right that I write about my biggest shoot this year — well actually, the biggest shoot of my career to date. I’ll start off by saying that everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. One of my favorite quotes of all time is by Mike Tyson: “Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the face.” I find that to be so true, not just in boxing but in life. No matter how much you plan for things, you can always count on the unexpected happening. You...
Shooting Bikers at Night with DIY Black Light Flashes and Colorful Paint
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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Brazilian sports photographer Marcelo Maragni likes to do experimental photography in addition to his “ordinary” sports photography. Earlier this year, he decided that he wanted to try to capture action shots at night with ultraviolet flashes and colorful paint. Broncolor sells a UV attachment for its flash systems, but that one costs over $1,500. Maragni decided to go a DIY route instead, and created a homemade alternative by slicing up black light bulbs and using the glass as a filter for his normal studio flashes. He then invited some young downhill bikers from the area, found a...
dubble is a Social Photo App That Lets You Create Double Exposure Photos with Others
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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In the world of analog photography, “film swapping” is an activity in which two photographers each shoot through the same roll of film, creating random — and often beautiful — double exposure photographs in each frame. dubble is an app that wants to bring that same experience to the world of digital photography. It allows people from around the world to create random double exposure photos with each other. In the first 6 months after being launched in 2013, the service saw more than 1.2 million dubbles created from people living in 180 countries around the world. Here’s how the first...
The CASE Remote Turns Your Phone or Tablet Into a Wireless Remote for Your DSLR
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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The CASE Remote is a new wireless camera controller that attaches to your DSLR and turns your smartphone or tablet into a wireless remote you can use to control your camera. The device was created by a Chinese startup called Cheering Tech, which managed to raise $38,934 on Indiegogo for a first version of the device (simply called CASE) earlier this year. With the success of that campaign, they decided to take preorders for a second version of the device (now called the CASE Remote), and raised another $39,989 through Indiegogo. CASE Remote is compatible with Android and iOS, and is...
Videographer required for brand new Australian web series
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Club Photographer Required
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Does Anyone Have A Great Way For Color Matching A Room While Maintaining Warmth?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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Post-Processing Tips of the Year 2014 on dPS
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt What to do with all those photos after you’ve taken them is the question. Do you do any post-processing? Are you a minimalist? Or maybe you like do to HDR? By Zvi Kons Whatever your tendency this year had some helpful post-processing articles. Here are a few of the most popular ones from the last year: Lightroom 6 of Lightroom’s Hidden Treasures Useful Lightroom Plug-ins How to do Noise Reduction in Lightroom Photoshop Versus Lightroom Which is Right for You? Lightroom How To – One Tip and One Trick Seven Pieces of Advice for New Lightroom Users Improve Your...
Editorial: 2014’s Homepage Highlights
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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My 2014 highlight is definitely the sony A77 II review. Hey just kidding and happy new year! Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/articles/6954787954/editorial-2014-s-homepage-highlights
Winter Wonderland: Don Komarechka’s snowflakes
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Dec, 2014 |
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You’re right, I don’t use a tripod for these images, but it’s not as challenging as it might seem. I need to rotate the camera around the subject to find the correct lighting angle with the ring flash, and this would be a very tricky maneuver if a tripod was in use. You’ve got to work quickly, as a snowflake will begin melting or sublimating even before it hits the ground – the best results are always achieved by the fastest methods. I hold the edge of the ring flash with my left hand, and rest that same hand on the surface where the snowflake is positioned....
This Time-Lapse Reveals the Insane Amount of Work That Goes Into Stop Motion Animation
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Want to know how much work goes into an old fashioned stop motion animation movie? The short clip above will show you. It’s a short extra scene that appeared during the end credits of the 2014 film “The Boxtrolls.” The shot starts out looking like a normal scene from the film. However, the camera starts zooming out, turning the clip into a creative behind-the-scenes time-lapse that shows how it was made. The wider perspective allows us to see the tabletop set and the ghostly figure of the animator — a guy who tediously makes extremely tiny adjustments to the characters and set for...
Deal Alert: Buy the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens for Just $648
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Here’s a first-come-first-serve deal alert: if you’re a Canon shooter in the market for a versatile zoom lens, you can currently purchase the popular Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS for just $648 new on eBay from the store getitdigital. The lens is currently priced at $1,149 from B&H and Amazon, so that’s a savings of $501 (~44% off). The lens comes with a Canon USA warranty and the purchase is protected by eBay’s money back guarantee. The only downside seems to be the fact that there is only a limited quantity available, and the listing doesn’t say how many. Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM...
This Medium Format Camera Was Made Using Parts from an Epson Scanner
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Photographer Dario Morelli is a computer aided designer and programmer by trade. Several years ago, during a period of unemployment, he began diving deeply into the world of custom-made scanner cameras. There’s an entire niche of photographers who are interested in the idea of turning flatbed scanners into digital cameras. What you see is the result of one of Morelli’s experiments. It’s a medium format camera created by stuffing parts from an Epson scanner into a custom enclosure. Here’s what the camera looks like now after a paint job: “I really only needed the scanner’s main board,...
The Stories Behind the Shots: An Interview with White House Photographer Pete Souza
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Official White House photographer Pete Souza was recently interviewed by journalist Al Hunt for his “On the Story” program. In the 17-minute interview (shown above), Souza offers a glimpse into what his life is like on the front lines of world history. We also hear the stories behind a number of Souza’s most famous photographs of President Obama and President Reagan (whom he also served as official White House photographer). Here are some of the photographs discussed in the course of the interview: President Barack Obama talks with President Raúl Castro of Cuba from the Oval Office,...
A Disney-Themed Photo Shoot in the World’s Largest Monastery Library
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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The Admont Abbey in Austria is one of the oldest monasteries in the world, and inside is the largest monastic library in the world. The grand library hall was built back in 1776 and contains roughly 70,000 books. 48 windows fill the chamber with gorgeous natural lighting. Photographer Benjamin Von Wong was recently given access to the historic building and used the opportunity to do the first creative photo shoot ever held there. Walking into the library was like “entering Disney’s Beauty and the Beast library,” says Von Wong. Here’s what the Admont Abbey library looks like: …and...
Looking for a Cinematographer, With Own Camera
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Best Photography Tutorials for Beginners in 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Just getting started in photography? Or maybe you get a brand new camera or some photography toys for Christmas and want to get up to speed on how to use them? By JakeandLindsay Sherbert Over the past 12 months we’ve had some great articles geared towards the beginner or novice photographer. Here’s a little holiday reading for you to give you a good kick start: Understanding Depth of Field for Beginners 5 Beginner Tips for More Autofocus Success How to Master Your DLSR in One Afternoon a Beginner’s Guide Beginners Tips for Night Sky and Star Photography Bird...
Do You Know What Your Net Income From Real Estate Photography Is?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Phase One updates tethering and Raw conversion with Capture One 8.1
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Camera and software manufacturer Phase One has released a new version of its Capture One Raw file converter that includes new tools, added flexibility and options, as well as support for additional cameras. Updating the version 8 that was made available in September 2014, Capture One 8.1 allows users to edit files in other applications, such as Photoshop, from inside the program and it now allows up to 16 adjustment layers to be used at one time. The company has also expanded the list of cameras that can work tethered with the program, claiming that the number of models...
Weird Science: Olympus BioScapes 2014 winners
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Not really, it can be done with a couple of cheap Ikea bought LED lights, a secondhand trinocular microscope and a polystyrene cup as a light diffuser.See 9th post down in this thread to see amazing results with cheap equipment.http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25177 Charles Krebs [2014 honorable mention X 2, has also won Nikon small world ] uses this set up.http://micropix.home.comcast.net/~micropix/microsetup/index.html Wim Van Egmond uses a similar setup [previous winner of both Olympus & Nikon comps] Yousef Al Habshi [Honorable mention] uses a Nikon D800e with a...
My Favorite Year: A Sony shooter’s inspiring 365 day project
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Dec, 2014 |
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Hi BartyLobethal, You would be surprised how much inspiration can one get from others. When I started my project I has hoping it would inspire some other photographers, but in the end it turned out that by commenting and encouraging to continue I received so much inspiration from others that I wouldn’t be here without their help. In short, doing it for real will change the circumstances it will be different – you just need to do a leap of faith. And if that doesn’t do it, then there is always a peer-pressure because you have promised to do your project in public, hah…...
My Workflow: How to Stay Sane While Working as a Music Photographer on Tour
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2014 |
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My workflow is the most important part of being a productive and successful music photographer. Other photographers rarely ask about it, but I feel like it’s something a lot of people don’t think about until they’re on the road and freaking out because their workflow sucks. So I’d like to share mine with all of you. I work really hard to impress each artist I work for with my workflow and turnaround every day on the road. Editing on tour can be really difficult because you don’t always have power for your laptop, no Internet to upload things, run out of space on your hard drive, and...
Visualizations Provide a Deeper Look Into a Historical MoMA Photo Collection
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2014 |
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The Thomas Walther Collection at the Museum of Modern Art is a set of 341 photographs by 150 artists captured from between 1909 and 1949 — a period in which photography “came of age.” If you’d like to explore this collection of images on a deeper level, the museum has created a fantastic new tool for doing so that’s “unprecedented in its functionality”. It’s called “Object:Photo,” and is a special website loaded with information, images, and interactive visualizations. The information on the page was gathered by a large number of experts (scholars, curators, scientists) who...
Japanese Travel Agency Offers a Solo Wedding Photo Shoot That Singles Can Experience
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2014 |
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Want to have your own wedding photos without having an actual wedding? Apparently some people do. A Japanese travel agency called Cerca Travel has started offering a strange package this past year called the “Kyoto Solo Wedding.” It’s a two-day experience centered on a fake wedding shoot that’s designed to pamper women and boost their self esteem. Customers each pay between ¥250,000 to ¥470,000 (~$2,075 to $3,900), which buys them 1 night at a hotel, a dress consultation, either a dress or a kimono to wear during the shoot (with accessories), professional hair and makeup, a limousine...
Miss Earth Wales 2015
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Miss EARTH Northern Ireland 2015
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Miss Earth Scotland 2015
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Miss Earth England 2015
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Seeking Female Model for Editorial
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Beginner male Model Looking to Collab
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Female Boxer Looking for Fitness Shoot
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Augéres New fashion Magazine Needs You
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Photographer Required for a Creative Shoot for Magazine Submission
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Two Models & Photographer For Swimwear Designs Launch
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How Not Photographing Real Estate For 2 Years Made Me a Better Real Estate Photographer
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2014 |
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Top Portrait Tips of the Year on dPS
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt If you like to do portraits here is a round up of some of the top portrait related articles on dPS in 2014. There are some really great tips here – get out and try them out: 3 Simple Ways to Create Stunning Eyes in Your Portrait Photography How to Improve Your Portrait Photography in Five Minutes Using Composition to Create More Powerful Portraits 15 Tips for More Powerful Portraits How to Plan the Perfect Portrait Shoot How to Create a Unique Bokeh Portrait for Under $10 10 Portrait Tips to Take Your Photography to the Next Level Tips for Great Beach Sunset...
My Favorite Year: A Sony shooter’s inspiring 365 day project
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Dec, 2014 |
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Agreed, some nice photo’s and nice presentation. Ain’t nothing wrong with any of that, especially the memories of his daughter! Was about to let loose with both barrel’s blazing saying that’s the problem with Sony Shills – they can’t do much without singing about their master brand, but after quickly looking at Toni’s blog, this was fine. If anything, he was more smitten by the Touit’s. And it’s proof that the equipment doesn’t matter in the end – give Toni the equivalent Canon/Nikon/Pana/Olympus gear and the results would be...
Tip: Place Some Gaffer Tape Behind Your Model’s Ears to Remove Unsightly Glow
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2014 |
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Want to remove the glow in your model’s ears when photographing them in front of a bright background? Instead of dealing with the problem in Photoshop, you can fix it during the shoot itself with just a bit of gaffer tape. This little photo hack comes courtesy of photographer Glyn Dewis, who shared it in this short video on his YouTube channel: It’s a tip Dewis shares with this quote by photographer Zack Arias: “If you find yourself thinking I’ll fix that later in Photoshop, put down your kit and slap your self hard across the face because you’re being lazy.” You can find a number of...
Deal: Subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud’s Photo Plan and Get $30 on Amazon
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2014 |
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Here’s a nice deal for those of you planning to start a subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud’s Photography Program for 2015: if you subscribe through Amazon instead of Adobe, you’ll get a free $30 to spend on Amazon. Adobe CC’s Photography Program gives you access to the latest versions of both Photoshop CC and Lightroom for $10 a month. You’ll need to purchase the 12-month plan and pay $120 over a year for the $30 in Amazon credit. This deal will only run through the end of 2014, and you’ll receive a promo code for $30 via email by February 14th, 2015 (there’s a delay in case you ask...
Photographer Michel Rajkovic Captures the Magic of Landscapes with Long Exposures
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2014 |
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Michel Rajkovic is a fine art photographer based in Asnieres, France. He travels the world and captures photos of time passing through landscapes by shooting long exposure photographs on medium format black and white film. His images show locations in countries that include France, Scotland, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Each shot is a demonstration of Rajkovic’s careful framing and keen eye for beauty. Here’s a selection of his photographs: You can find more of Rajkovic’s work through his online portfolio. Source Article from...
Tip: You Can Use Your Wallet as a Simple Tripod for Your Smartphone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2014 |
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There are now a number of smartphone tripods out there that are designed to fit inside your wallet when not in use. Before you buy one, though, here’s a random little tip: if your wallet is thick and sturdy enough, you don’t even need a separate accessory — your wallet itself can do just fine. The idea is stupidly simple — many of you may have already done this before — but the trick can be helpful when you need to snap a picture and can’t find anything stable to rest your phone on/against. Singaporean smartphone snapper Bang Ong shows us how he does this in this short video tutorial:...
Comparing the Optics of the $40 Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 and the $125 Canon 50mm f/1.8 II
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2014 |
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I recently did a simple review that compared Yongnuo’s new $40 clone of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II. Today I will dive a little deeper into how the two lenses stack up optically. There’s only so much that can be tested in home without fancy gear (MTF charts and the like) so I did a few tests that gauge common aesthetic qualities, using techniques that are often recommended for testing at home. It’s not super scientific, but it does give some further input on the lens and what you might expect. And all tests were done as compared to the Canon 50/1.8 II – each shot was taken on a sturdy...
Female Models Wanted for Fashion Awards/Catwalk Event
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Creative Goddess Shoot requires 4 – 5 Female Models
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Models for Jewellery in West London Photo Shoot
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Male Models required for Fine-Art/Nude Bodyscape Prints London
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Glamour Models Needed
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Young Creative People & Filmakers Wanted for Micro Budget Feature
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Photographer & Makeup Artist Needed
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Most Popular Gear Articles of 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Photographers love our stuff, let’s admit it. We geek out on gadgets and gizmos. We want the latest and greatest thing, lens, camera. We can’t always afford what we want but it’s fun to browse. Here are some of the top gear related posts on dPS over the last 12 months: Cameras 10 Reasons Why a Pro is Using a Mirrorless Camera for Personal and Paid Jobs How to Clean Your Camera Sensor in 3 Easy Steps The Secret to Capturing the Best Image Quality with Your Digital Camera Updating your Camera’s Firmware – What is it and Why it’s Important Review Comparison of the...
Kodak Jumping Into Smartphones with Photo-Centric Devices in 2015
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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Kodak is jumping into the world of smartphones to try and make a splash in mobile photography. The company has announced that it will be launching a number of mobile devices in 2015. The devices will be created as part of a partnership between Kodak and smartphone manufacturer Bullitt Group. Specific details on what the device will offer are slim, but for now we know that they will be powered with Android and will be loaded with “best-in-class” imaging software and features for capturing, managing, and sharing photos. Back in 2013, Kodak unveiled a concept smartphone called the...
A Time-Lapse of Earth Created Using Photos Taken by Astronaut Alexander Gerst
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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Photographs captured from the International Space Station have gotten a lot of press in recent years, especially as social networking has helped to share them with a wider audience. Quite a few time-lapses have been made as well using those photos. Usually those videos are created by video editors who combine all kinds of photos found on space agency websites. The video above is a bit different: it was created with photos captured by a single person: astronaut Alexander Gerst. Gerst is a German geophysicist who visited the ISS from May to November 2014. While doing various experiments...
The Magic of Trading, or: How I Got a $2,100 Canon 85mm f/1.2L II for Just $145
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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I got a $2,100 Canon 85mm f/1.2L for $145 earlier this year. To be honest, it was more like $145 plus a couple trips to Starbucks, but it was still a great adventure… and the secret to how I get most of my gear with what little budget I’ve got. Here’s how I did it: trading. Yep, it’s all about trading. You have what someone else wants, they have what you want, so you simply swap. Usually one person “wins” the trade, meaning value-wise they got the better valued item. But that’s one thing I love most about trading, everyone wins. The trick is to just win more. How much is a lens you...
Deal Alert: Pelican Cases Are Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day with Price Cuts of 60%+
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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If you’ve been eyeing a Pelican hard case for transporting your camera gear to and from photo shoots, today is your lucky day. Amazon is offering large discounts on Pelican camera cases for one day only (December 26th, 2014) as its Gold Box Deal of the Day. While supplies last, you can snag a highly reviewed case for between 59-65% off list price. That means a case with an MSRP of $272 is currently selling for just $110, and one that has a list price of $539 is currently priced at $200. Here’s a quick glimpse at current prices: To take advantage of this sale, head on over to Amazon’s...
An Inspiring Video About a Landscape Photographer Hunting for a Perfect Moment
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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23-year-old videographer Nejc Miljak created this inspiring short film about Slovenian landscape photographer Janez Tolar. It’s titled, “Before You Wake Up”. In the early hours when you probably sleep and dream, he discovers the world around us. His passion is nature and it’s landscapes. With his camera he capture it’s magic. “I wake up early so I can wake the sun up, not the other way around,” Tolar says. The 2.5-minute video follows Tolar into gorgeous mountainous landscapes on one of his photo expeditions as he hunts for “the right moment.” Here’s the main photograph that resulted:...
Last Chance to Apply – Miss Pageants UK 2015 – Apply Now
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Emo-look project : Emo – Girlie Girlie – Emo-Suicide Girl Combo etc
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Model required for 30s style Hollywood Portrait Shoot
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Male Models Needed
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Usher required for the circus
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Camera operator needed for feature film
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Cameraman & Director wanted to short Gap Fill Commerical
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Film Crew Required for Short Films
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Multiple Skits and Short Films (Crew Only)
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How Are you Pricing Real Estate Video?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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The Hottest Landscape Photography Articles on dPS in 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 27th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Landscape photography is always a popular topic here on dPS and we had some really great articles on that topic over the last year. Now is your time to read up, bookmark them, refresh your knowledge, or get inspired to get out shooting some landscapes. A final image after being processed in Photoshop In no particular order, here are some of the most popular landscape photography articles from 2014: How to Get Super Sharp Landscape Photography Images 10 Most Common Mistakes in Landscape Photography – and How to Overcome Them 3 Tips to Take Better Landscape...
A Photographer’s Parody of Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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James Tyler Shores and some friends in Macon, Georgia created this parody of the popular song “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift. Titled “Make You Look Like Taylor,” the new lyrics change the song from a love song into one about the life of a professional photographer. It’s “for all the photographers out there,” writes Shores. In case you want to follow along, we’ve transcribed the lyrics below: Verse 1 Canon, Nikon, doesn’t matter I can shoot incredible things Bokeh, sharpness, zoom, and prime Saw you there and I thought, “Oh my god, look at that face” “You look like my next portrait” I’m...
How to Make a DIY Camera Slider for $75 In Less than 3 Hours
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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How do you build a quality DIY camera slider on the cheap? Who better to ask than the founder of a slider company? In the video above, Rhino Camera Gear founder Kyle Hart shows how you can build a cheaper alternative to their pricier sliders using parts from the hardware store. His DIY slider is easy to build, costs $75 in parts, and requires less than 3 hours to create. You can also download a thorough PDF guide here. Source Article from...
A First Review of the $40 Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 ‘Nifty Fifty’ Clone
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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I will be the first to admit that I am not a street photographer, not a wedding photographer, and don’t generally shoot in low light, but I wanted to get a review out since I just received my two copies of Yongnuo’s $40 clone of the Canon 50mm f/1.8 II. Yongnuo has their own branded tape, it seems. Here’s the box that arrived: Nice and simple, with stuff I cannot read on the other side: It looks a lot like the Canon… but we’ll see how it holds up. Here it is prepped for surgery: One copy gets sacrificed on the altar of science. Here are the components: I can confirm, having repaired a...
Novelty Clocks That Look Like Camera Gear
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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Want to keep time with a clock inspired by camera gear? Here’s a roundup of timepieces based on cameras, lenses, and rolls of film. (Note: The clocks on this list may or may not still be available for purchase.) First, let’s start with some that are inspired by vintage equipment. Here’s one that looks like an old fashion tin type camera: This one also features a vintage design, a heavy metal body, and battery-powered operation: Vintage box cameras are also represented: …as are vintage “flash cameras”: There’s one that features a swinging film roll as a pendulum: This one by the Etsy...
Photographer Documents the Rapidly Disappearing Paddy Fields of Yunnan, China
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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Yunnan, China is home to some of the most beautiful rice paddy fields in the world. The traditional agriculture fields are sprawling in size and are often found built into slopes, creating mesmerizing patterns in the landscape. These fields are also rapidly disappearing due to urbanization. With the risk of their extinction looming on the horizon, photographer Samuel Peck visited the region and captured a series of beautiful images to preserve their memory. Peck tells us that “massive and rapid urbanization” is causing a labor drain from this area in Yunnan. The fields are sprawling...
Looking for Female Model for Women’s Apparel on Website
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Model Required
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Bollywood Style Music Video Lead Female Model/Actress Required
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Models Required for Fitness Morning Shoot
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Asian/ Middle Eastern Models Needed!
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Looking for psycho thriller/horror short film directors
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Cameraman/ Editor Perth
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Script Writers
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Location Assistant Required for Feature Film
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London: Gaffer Needed for Final Film School Project
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Don’t Miss Out: These 12 Photography Deals Will Disappear With 2014
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darren Rowse Over the last 12 days we’ve presented you with some amazing daily deals on photography training resources in our 5th annual 12 days of Christmas. The savings this year were our biggest yet and we had a lot of really positive feedback from readers who picked up some fantastic deals. As in previous years we did get a few sad messages from readers who missed deals along the way asking if there was any way to get them. As a result – today we’re opening all 12 deals back up again for one last chance. So if there’s a deal you regret missing or you might have missed one of...
dPS is Going into Holiday Mode
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt By wbeem If you are like many of us on the dPS team you may be traveling somewhere for either Christmas or New Year’s or both. I am personally heading up north a bit to a small town called Jiquilillo here in Nicaragua. It’s a fishing village and we expect to see lots of fireworks on the beach and drink a few beverages. Travel safe if you are taking a journey. Or if you’re sitting at home wondering what to do with your time, we’ll be taking a bit of a break or our regular article schedule. It will go like this: From now until New Years – the best of dPS 2014...
Protective Mother Kangaroo Punches Camera Drone Out of the Air
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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Here’s a tip for operating camera drones: stay away from mommy kangaroos. One operator in Australia found out the hard way recently. They were flying their camera close to a group of Eastern gray kangaroos in Hunter Valley when a protective mother decided to deal with the strange intruder by punching the drone out of the air. The video above shows what happened from the camera’s perspective. This is not something you want to see while flying your camera drone. It was a pricey lesson to learn: while the footage was recovered from the downed drone — as evidenced by the video — the drone...
Australian Comedian Captures His Own Humans of New York Portrait
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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Here’s something lighthearted: While in New York City, Australian comedian Hamish Blake decided to create a parody of photographer Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York portrait. “Unable” to snag a feature through Stanton’s camera, Blake decided to take matters into his own hands with a #hamishsofny shot. F this BS. I’ve been waiting on this street corner for about 6 hours now trying to get photographed by the @humansofny guy and I’ve got NOTHING. I’m giving this 10 more minutes and if he still hasn’t shown, I’m taking matters into my own hands…. A photo...
A DIY Time-Lapse Camera That Can Shoot for a Year on 4 Alkaline D Batteries
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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Want a simple battery-powered time-lapse camera that you can leave in locations for up to a year? A hacker who goes by “val3tra” is trying to build one. The goal of his project is a camera that can continuously photograph a scene for months or years on time while powered only by a handful of ordinary batteries. The project started when val3tra purchased a simple $20-$30 JPEG camera on eBay. He found that the 640×480 photos snapped by the camera used very little power. 4 AA batteries allowed it to shoot one photo every 30 seconds for 30 hours. The frames are about 48KB in size each, so...
Time-Lapse Captures the Mysterious Beauty of Bug-Eating Plants
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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Time-lapse photographer Chris Field spent 107 days photographing carnivorous plants with two cameras. What resulted is this fascinating look at the beauty of plants that survive by trapping and consuming insects. Among the equipment used for the images were a Fujifilm X-E1, Fujifilm X-M1, and Nikon 60mm, 50mm, and 28-70mm lenses. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video in which Field walks us through the creation process: (via Laughing Squid) Source Article from...
Photographer Jakob de Boer on Being an Artist and Using Images to Tell Stories
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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Ryan Freeman has been creating a short film series called The Guild, which features interviews with some of the “creative minds of our time.” The video above features photographer Jakob de Boer — a guy who also tests prototypes for Leica and Adobe — talking about his creative process and relationship to photography. “My advice to people is to walk softly but speak loudly with your art,” he says. Source Article from...
Nikon 1 V3, Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses, recipient of Design for Asia Awards 2014 Silver Award
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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Congratulations Barry MacKenzie 2014 PFRE Photographer Of The Year
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Happy Holidays 2014 from dPS!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Well it is that time of year again and it is Christmas Day in Melbourne, Australia where most of the dPS team is based. Image by Stefan Insam Best Wishes from everyone at dPS! This year I’m celebrating the holidays a little differently than usual. I’m miles away from my family, here in Granada, Nicaragua. My family here (house mates and husband) are having dinner and a small cocktail party for others like us who are away from their loves ones back home. If you take photos at your family events or other things over the holidays and want a little reading here...
Deal 12: All dPS eBooks are $10
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darren Rowse On the 12th day of Christmas dPS gave to me – $10 eBooks! Over the last 11 days we’ve featured a number of dPS eBooks but there simply are not enough days to feature them all. We know that some of you have been hoping that dPS eBooks we’ve not yet featured will be featured in a deal so today is that day! So today you can pick up ANY dPS eBook not featured in the last 11 days for just $10! That’s right – you can pick up any of these 10 dPS eBooks today at 50-66% off: Photo Nuts and Bolts – Know your camera and take better photos Photo Nuts and Shots – Tools and...
Photographer Creates Grids Showing How People on City Streets Look the Same
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Fashion street photographers usually look for styles that are one of a kind. Hans Eijkelboom doesn’t. For over twenty years, the Dutch ‘anti-sartorial’ photographer has roamed the streets of major cities around the world in search for the common — people showing similar tastes in clothing, accessories, or behavior. The result is a monumental project called “Photo Notes“, which comprises grids of photos grouped together by a common theme. The photos were captured everywhere from Amsterdam to New York and Paris to Shanghai. After selecting a busy pedestrian area in the city, Eijkelboom...
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Talks Space Photography and Recreates Some Images with Macro
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Astronaut and photographer Chris Hadfield recently paid a visit to the At-Bristol science center in the UK. In the 8-minute video above, Hadfield shares a little about what it’s like to photograph the world from the International Space Station. He also attempts some recreations of his space photos using various objects and a macro camera kit. Source Article from...
CameraSelfies: Portraits of Historical Cameras Taking Pictures of Themselves
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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What if cameras got tired of participating in human selfies and decided one day to start taking pictures of themselves? That’s the quirky idea behind a project called “CameraSelfies” by German photographer Juergen Novotny (who also goes by J. Flynn Newton). The series features photos of various cameras “looking at themselves” in front of contemporary wallpapers that capture the cameras’ personalities. “You are the mirror” when looking at these images, Novotny writes. Novotny is selling numbered and signed limited edition prints of these photos (along with ordinary prints) through...
Wedding Photographers Robbed During Shoot, Lose Wedding Photos and $13,500 in Gear
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Wedding photographers beware: you could be a prime target for robbers due to the value of your gear. Just last year we reported that photojournalists in California were being targeted for their equipment, and now another crazy incident has occurred: a wedding shoot in Oakland was targeted this weekend by robbers who made off with $13K+ in camera gear… and all the wedding photos. The Oakland Tribune reports that photographer Helene Paz was shooting with her husband and three videographers at 4:30pm this Saturday outside Oakland High School, where the bride and groom first met. The...
Creating a Star Wars Themed Christmas Card Photo of Santa in Carbonite
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Here’s my 2014 Christmas card: Santa in Carbonite! At the end of every year my studio collects all of the cool card ideas that we thought of during the season. I then create a calendar event for the next November, listing out the ideas we thought of. Last year we came up with a Star Wars Christmas card idea with the boys guarding Santa Claus, frozen in carbonite. Call them Imperial Elves. Building A Set To create this image I decided to build a miniature set in my studio. It was about 18 inches tall, and I used mostly balsa wood to build it. For the platform lighting I connected some...
Four Female Models Required For Spring Summer Collection
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Expanding Portfolio with Models/Dancers
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Male Needed To Play Boyfriend In R&B Music Video
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Audio Operator Needed for Grease Flash Mob!
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Script Writer Required For Short Uk Drama
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Seeking Script For Micro Budget Psychological Horror or Crime Drama
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Searching for Volunteer Committee for Vaughan Film Festival
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Wanted: DP and Production Assistant for Werewolf Film
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Photographer Required NYE
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Action and Portrait Photographer in Greece
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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Selling Lifestyle And Selling Real Estate
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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How to Create a 2015 Calendar in the Lightroom Print Module
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Andrew S. Gibson The Lightroom Print module is a great tool for creating print layouts, but one thing it is not designed to do is make calendars (hopefully Adobe will introduce this feature in future versions of Lightroom). Luckily, in spite of that it is not too difficult to create a calendar once you know how, and you are prepared to put the work in to create the month and day parts of the calendar. Or – you can let someone else do all the hard work. That somebody is photographer Ed Weaver, who has created some Print module calendar templates that anybody can download from his...
10 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Photographers
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Hillary Grigonis Photographers have a deep passion for their gear – which can often making choosing a gift for them, rather, well, challenging. You may wait for inspiration to strike, but sometimes that means time is running out, and you’re still out of ideas. Still stuck on what to buy the photographer in your life? Here’s a few ideas that are easy to find on a short time-frame, even if you don’t have a dedicated camera store in your area. By A? Fingerless Gloves Snow makes for some great shots – unfortunately, it’s pretty hard to manage a camera in bulky gloves. Enter fingerless...
Deal 11: $10 Landscape Photography eBooks (Save 66%)
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darren Rowse Today is day 11 in our 12 days of Christmas and we’ve saved one of our best deals til 2nd last! Today you can pick up either of our Landscape Photography eBooks for just $10 (they are normally $29.99 each). These two landscape photography eBooks were written in the last 18 months by the talented New Zealand photographers Todd and Sarah Sisson. Together they make one of the most comprehensive and practical guides to creating beautiful landscape images we’ve come across. Living Landscapes: A Guide to Stunning Landscape Photography The first of the two eBooks is all...
Shooting for the moon: Photo tips from a NASA astronaut
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Dec, 2014 |
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\n 1: Beat the Blur \n Keep your gear stable to avoid camera shake and blur during exposures. On Earth, the 400mm f/2.8 weighs quite a few pounds and definitely requires a tripod. In weightlessness, it becomes a beautiful piece of equipment to use. And it’s heavy enough that small things like your heartbeat won’t make the lens jiggle. \n”,”products”:[]},{“title”:”Shooting for the moon: Photo tips from a NASA...
CameraBands: Turn Your Junkyard-Bound Camera Gear Into Custom Rings and Bracelets
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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In Brook, Indiana, a town of about 1,000 people, there’s a small business called CameraBands that specializes in recycling camera equipment into bracelets and rings. If you ever break your favorite gear far beyond repair (i.e. it’s destined for the junkyard), you can ship it to CameraBands instead of tossing it to have it transformed into very different forms. Starting with various cameras, lenses, and accessories, Levi Arnold and Eli McDonnell use various tools and machines to cut, sand, and finish certain components. Each custom-made (and fitted) oval bracelet and circular band is...
Then-and-Now Photos Capture How Illinois Tornado Victims are Rebuilding Their Lives
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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Back in November 2013, an EF4 tornado tore through Illinois, killing several people and destroying hundreds of homes. Photojournalists at the Journal Star in Peoria, Illinois captured numerous photographs documenting the devastation from both the ground and the air. Last month, at the one year anniversary of the disaster, those same photojournalists went out and rephotographed those same scenes. The resulting before-and-after photos document the process the community has made in rebuilding their lives. Photojournalist and visual news editor Fred Zwicky writes: These image pairs are...
Photographer Shares How He Spent Two Years Living on Photos Instead of Money
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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Back in 2012, we wrote about a project called “Pixel Trade” by Australian photographer Shantanu Starick. The basic idea was simple but crazy: Starick wanted to travel through all seven continents on the globe without ever spending any currency. Instead, he would try to trade his services as a photographer to people willing to provide him with shelter, food, and transportation. Starick recently appeared at Behance’s 99U to give a 20-minute talk on spending the past two years living on photos instead of money. In his presentation, Starick talks about how photographers are generally...
These Are the Photographs That Took My Freedom, and This is the Story of How It Happened
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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My name is Abe Van Dyke. I am a photojournalist who was arrested by the Milwaukee County Sheriffs department for being on Interstate 43 photographing protestors on 12/19/14 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is my story. Friday started as any other day. I woke up and checked Facebook like anyone else and saw on the Coalition For Justice page that another event would be taking place. I decided that once again I would go photograph the event and headed into Milwaukee, WI that afternoon. As usual I found myself rushed driving into the city from my home in Waukesha, WI as there are multiple...
Heavenly Photographs of Dubai Skyscrapers Poking Through a Sea of Clouds
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is known for its impressive skyline, which features the world’s tallest building. Every so often, the city will become blanketed with a thick layer of fog that opens the door to beautiful photos of skyscrapers rising above clouds. Daniel Cheong is one photographer who’s always on the lookout for this particular photo opportunity. Over the years, he has built up an impressive collection of shots showing skyscrapers poking through Dubai fog. Cheong tells us that he was born in the island nation of Mauritius, is Chinese by descent, and is...
Curvy Music Video Vixen/Model Needed
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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Athletic Women Needed
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Mrs Australasia Universe 2015
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Mrs Pacific Islands Universe 2015
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Miss/Ms Australasia 2015
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small crew needed
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Contractor Photographer
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Design Consultant
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Photographer/ Design Consultant (contractor)
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Camerman With Own Canon 5D Mk3 Required for 4 Hour Shoot
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What Are The Mysterious Lights Over Downtown Seattle Every Christmas?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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Using Graduated Neutral Density filters for Landscape Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Barry J Brady You can see the effect a graduated neutral density filter has on the scene One of the biggest challenges in photography is managing the light in your scene. It is for this reason that many landscape photographers love to be out shooting during the golden hours or blue hour when the light is beautiful and the contrast is manageable. Contrast is tough to manage on bright days and in certain scenes, but there are a few ways to work around this. In this article we are going to look at the usefulness of using neutral density gradient filters (aka ND grads). These filters...
How to Learn Your Camera’s Light Meter and Master Manual Mode
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Simon Ringsmuth Most cameras have a few different shooting modes such as Automatic, Aperture Priority (A or Av), Shutter Priority (S or Tv), and Program. It’s not uncommon for people to take a majority of their photos in Automatic mode since it generally does a good job of getting decent results, though more advanced photographers will often use Aperture or Shutter Priority. Shooting in Manual, however, might seem intimidating and highly complex but once you understand a few basics it starts to make a lot more sense. Certainly you should have a working understanding of the three...
Deal 10: 50% Off the Portrait Lighting On Location Course
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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A Post By: Darren Rowse Today is day 10 in our 12 days of Christmas and we’ve got a deal that is really special to us because it is from our very own Managing Editor – Darlene Hildebrandt. It’s 50% off her Portrait Lighting on Location Course! (Note: you need to use the coupon code of 12days2014 during the checkout to get the 50% off). Darlene started writing for us as a regular contributor several years ago and to this day some of her posts are among our all time most popular ones. We liked her so much that we made her the editor! While working with us Darlene has also been working with pro...
Studio update: Cameras added to our comparison tool that you may have missed
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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That would involve an adaptor, introducing a whole second set of mount tolerances/variance, which would give only the native mount lens the advantage. We are trying to give every camera a fair fight here. Also, a camera is only as good as the lens in front of it. When we use lenses from a cameras native system, it potentially shows what a customer is going to get out of that total package. With sensors getting as high resolution as they are, we definitely need to consider updating some of our glass, and are working on that now. Source Article from...
Starstruck: Adam Woodworth’s nighttime photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Dec, 2014 |
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More than just camera and lens, compositional skills are paramount for creating eye catching images. These images are quite remarkable for their beauty and compositional artistry. I sometimes cringe when I hear someone pose the “what camera did you use” question to a photographer as they look at their portfolio, Yes, advanced equipment is sometimes essential, however, great photography is the result of so much more than just the equipment. Well done, Adam W. Source Article from...
Lens Technologies: Fluorine vs. Fluorite
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2014 |
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There are two lens terms that have similar sounding (and potentially confusing) names: fluorine and fluorite. Apparently quite a few people have trouble distinguishing between the two, so here’s a quick look at what they each are. Fluorine Coating When lens companies talk about fluorine, they’re talking about a special coating based on the element fluorine that’s applied to the surface of your lens glass that helps to repel things like dust, water, grease, and dirt. Here’s a short demonstration video by Nikon that was shared earlier this year: Fluorite Lenses Any mention of fluorite...
Toronto Gallery Buys the Entire Collection of Vivian Maier Negatives Owned by Jeffrey Goldstein
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2014 |
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Amidst a messy legal battle over copyrights to Vivian Maier’s now famous work, a gallery in Toronto has acquired the entire collection of negatives owned by Jeffrey Goldstein.StreetShootr first reported the sale and also published an interview with Stephen Bulger, the owner of the Stephen Bulger Gallery, about his purchase. Vivian Maier was a previously unknown street photographer who became famous in recent years after large collections of her work were auctioned off in 2007 and purchased by three different photo collectors. Eventually two collectors named John Maloof and Jeffrey...
Photographer Finds That a Santa Suit Is All It Takes to Make Strangers Drop Their Guard
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2014 |
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Tired of strangers giving you wary glances when you photograph them? A Santa suit can change that suspicion into smiles. Lithuanian photographer Tomas Tumalovicius tells us that he recently shot a project in which he photographed strangers in public places while dressed up as Santa Claus. After walking up to his subjects, Tumalovicius snapped one photo when they first turned towards him and a second when they realized that they were being photographed by Santa. Here’s a video showing what happened: So it seems that people drop their guard if the photographer pointing a large camera at...
Judge: Police Can Use Fake Instagram Accounts to Try to See Your Private Photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2014 |
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4 Techniques that Will Help You Master Dodging and Burning Your Photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 22nd, Dec, 2014 |
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If you have 30-minutes to spare for a tutorial, check out this one by photographer and retoucher Michael Woloszynowicz on the techniques of dodging and burning. It’s an in-depth video in which he discusses 4 different approaches that photographers can take and which ones to use in which situations — things like layer blend modes, curves adjustments, frequency separation, and layer blend-if. You can find actions for creating the bases of some of the techniques here. (via Vibrant Shot via Reddit) Source Article from...
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.